Teak patio furniture and teak wood garden furniture are becoming more popular each day, with more designers exploring the timeless charm of teak wood. This wood, which grows in Burma, Indonesia and other exotic locations, is extremely durable, light and convenient, and it ages with a stunning grace.

One of the most remarkable features of teak wood is its ability to change color with age. When new, its color varies from light to dark brown and over years becomes a light silver gray. The first "gray hair" in teak furniture will be noticeable after three to four months of use, depending on how contrasting the climate conditions are in your area. For example, if you have cold nights and hot sunny days, teak patio furniture will turn to gray faster. Natural teak will become gray in about a year.

By its superb characteristics and as we face its scarcity, an outdoor furniture made of quality teak wood is consequently result in higher price level than those of other hardwoods.

ari bahan-bahan tulisan mengenai teak wood, balau (bengkirai), nyatoh, merbau, dan meranti itu, maka di sini akan dituliskan penjelasan bahwa untuk garden furnitures itu orang punya pilihan antara pakai yang teak wood, atau yang dari FSC hardwood lainnya. Halaman ini fungsinya sebagai introduksi bagi halaman2 yang menjelaskan secara detail mengenai masing2 jenis kayu tersebut.

Kira-kira sih, konklusinya adalah bahwa memakai kayu yang mana, itu cuma soal budget (jika harganya beda lho), soal selera masing2 konsumen saja, serta soal kondisi cuaca lokalnya saja (karena masing2 kayu itu mestinya daya tahan terhadap cuacanya agak beda?).